Ethnic Differences in Risk Factors for Obesity among Adults in California, the United States by Liang Wang, Jodi Southerland, Kesheng Wang, Beth A. Bailey, Arsham Alamian, Marc A. Stevens, Youfa Wang

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The type of diet consumed during prepuberty modulates plasma cholesterol, hepatic LXRα expression, and DNA methylation and hydroxymethylation during adulthood in male rats. by Ana Aguilar-Lozano, Berenice Palacios-González, Martha Guevara-Cruz, Armando R Tovar, Alam Palma-Guzman, Lilia G Noriega

“…Childhood obesity increases the risk of developing metabolic diseases in adulthood, since environmental stimuli during critical windows of development can impact on adult metabolic health. …”
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Predictors of Insulin Resistance in Children versus Adolescents with Obesity by Yvette E. Lentferink, Marieke A. J. Elst, Catherijne A. J. Knibbe, Marja M. J. van der Vorst

“…With increasing incidence of childhood obesity, this retrospective study aimed to identify predictors of IR in children/adolescents with obesity to optimize screening for IR. …”
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To Evaluate the Relationship between Overweight/Obesity Status, Sugar Consumption, and Dental Caries among 12–15-year-old School Children of Moradabad City by Supurna Pandit, Pradeep Tangade, Jeevan Josh, Sanchit Pradhan, Mohnish Muchhal, Aditya Veer Singh

“…Sugar intake play an key role in dental caries. Childhood obesity leads to adolescent obesity if we do not change the habits and the lifestyle of a child. …”
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Risk Factors of Obesity among Children Under 5 Years in Hilla City by Awatif Abd AL-khalik, Ali Hussein Al-Hafidh, Suha Attia Kadhum

“… Childhood obesity was rarely seen. But over the past few years, more people have started to see this thing. …”
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Diet, Physical Activity, Weight Status, and Culture in a Sample of Children from the Developing World by Pamela S. Gaskin, Pamela Lai, Devon Guy, JaDon Knight, Maria Jackson, Anders L. Nielsen

“…Children’s self-selected school-based activity was significantly related to BMI. Conclusions. Childhood obesity prevention recommendations and research should focus on culture-specific practices that promote acquired taste for excess sugar and parent-child interactions regarding PA. …”
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Trajectories of Objectively Measured Physical Activity among Secondary Students in Canada in the Context of a Province-Wide Physical Education Policy: A Longitudinal Analysis by Erin Hobin, Jannice So, Laura Rosella, Melisa Comte, Steve Manske, Jonathan McGavock

“…Lower levels of physical activity are associated with childhood obesity. School physical education (PE) policies have been identified as critical to improve child and adolescent physical activity levels but there has been little evaluation of such policies. …”
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Bovine milk consumption affects the transcriptome of porcine adipose stem cells: Do exosomes play any role? by Katherine Swanson, Jimmy Bell, David Hendrix, Duo Jiang, Michelle Kutzler, Brandon Batty, Melanie Hanlon, Massimo Bionaz

“…The potential association of milk with childhood obesity has been widely debated and researched. …”
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Testing Multi-Theory Model (MTM) in Predicting Physical Activity Behavior Among Upper Elementary School Children in Northern India by Poonam KHANNA, Tejinder Pal SINGH, Tarundeep SINGH, Rekha KAUSHIK, Manoj SHARMA

“…Introduction: Physical inactivity in children is a precursor to childhood obesity, which is a major public health concern due to its increasing prevalence over the years. …”
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Youth Understanding of Healthy Eating and Obesity: A Focus Group Study by Allison C. Sylvetsky, Monique Hennink, Dawn Comeau, Jean A. Welsh, Trisha Hardy, Linda Matzigkeit, Deanne W. Swan, Stephanie M. Walsh, Miriam B. Vos

“…Given the high prevalence of childhood obesity in the United States, we aimed to investigate youth's understanding of obesity and to investigate gaps between their nutritional knowledge, dietary habits, and perceived susceptibility to obesity and its co-morbidities. …”
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Angiopoietin-Like Proteins 2 and 3 in Children and Adolescents with Obesity and Their Relationship with Hypertension and Metabolic Syndrome by Zahra Arab Sadeghabadi, Mitra Nourbakhsh, Mohammad Alaee, Mona Nourbakhsh, Seyedeh Sara Ghorbanhosseini, Roya Sharifi, Maryam Razzaghy-Azar

“…The objective of this study was to evaluate ANGPTL2 and ANGPTL3 in childhood obesity and their relationship with metabolic syndrome. …”
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The relationship between professional autonomy and job performance among Iranian ICU nurses: the mediating effect of job satisfaction and organizational commitment by Aysan Judi, Naser Parizad, Yousef Mohammadpour, Vahid Alinejad

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Separating the Effects of Early-Life and Adult Body Size on Chronic Kidney Disease Risk: A Mendelian Randomization Study by Xunliang Li, Wenman Zhao, Haifeng Pan, Deguang Wang

“…Background : Whether there is a causal relationship between childhood obesity and increased risk of chronic kidney disease (CKD) remains controversial. …”
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Association between obesity and thyroid nodules in children and adults living in iodine-sufficient areas: analysis of cross-sectional data from Tianjin, China by Yang Wang, Fang Li, Dandan Zhang, Wenfeng Li, Yani Duan, Yushan Cui

“…In adults, a high BSA (OR=1.34, 95% CI 1.01 to 1.77) was significantly associated with multiple thyroid nodules, but this association was not valid in the restricted cubic spline model.Conclusion Childhood obesity is associated with the risk of thyroid nodules; however, there is no clear association between adult obesity and thyroid nodules.…”
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Sex steroid hormones mediate the association between neonicotinoids and obesity among children and adolescents by Qian Su, Jinzhu Luo, You Zhou, Miao Liu, Shaohua Zeng, Yin Li, Jieying Gao

“…Toxicological and epidemiological studies suggest that exposure to neonicotinoid may be linked to the development of childhood obesity. However, the evidence is limited. Objective: To investigate the association between neonicotinoid exposure and obesity among U.S. children and adolescents and to explore underlying mechanism mediated by serum sex steroid hormones in these associations. …”
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Association of sleep duration with overweight and obesity among school-aged children and adolescents in Pakistan—An empirical cross-sectional study by Moazzam Tanveer, Alexios Batrakoulis, Ejaz Asghar, Andreas Hohmann, Serge Brand, Matheus S. de Sousa Fernandes, Luca P. Ardigò, Georgian Badicu

“…Understanding these factors is imperative for effective policy and program development to combat childhood obesity. Targeted intervention strategies tailored to vulnerable groups are essential for public health efforts. …”
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Estimating population attributable risk fraction of determinants of pediatric obesity by Maryam Yazdi, Ibrahim Abdollahpour, Mostafa Qorbani, Saba Karimi, Mohammad Esmail Motlagh, Majid Khademian, Roya Kelishadi

“…Abstract Objectives Childhood obesity imposes a remarkable socio-economic and health-related burden, with an increasing worldwide trend. …”
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Prevalence of childhood overweight and obesity in Malaysia: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Ker Yang Chua, Ker Yung Chua, Karuthan Chinna, Chooi Ling Lim, Maheeka Seneviwickrama

“…The incidence of childhood obesity is increasing worldwide. National surveys in Malaysia have shown similar trends. …”
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Using group model building to frame the commercial determinants of dietary behaviour in adolescence – findings from online system mapping workshops with adolescents, policymakers a... by Yanaina Chavez-Ugalde, Frank De Vocht, Russell Jago, Martin White, Zoi Toumpakari

“…There is limited research and policy incorporating adolescents’ views on how they experience the commercial determinants of dietary behaviour and obesity, which misses an opportunity to improve services and policies that aim to influence the prevalence of childhood obesity. This study reports the findings from online Group Model Building system mapping workshops in which we explored the mechanisms by which commercial drivers influence adolescents’ dietary behaviour. …”
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Mendelian Randomisation Study of Childhood BMI and Early Menarche by Hannah S. Mumby, Cathy E. Elks, Shengxu Li, Stephen J. Sharp, Kay-Tee Khaw, Robert N. Luben, Nicholas J. Wareham, Ruth J. F. Loos, Ken K. Ong

“…While mendelian randomisation analysis is dependent on a number of assumptions, our findings support a causal effect of BMI on early menarche and suggests that increasing prevalence of childhood obesity will lead to similar trends in the prevalence of early menarche.…”
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